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Asma Mansoor (PhD) RESEARCH PROFILES ON WEB Web Page: https://iiu-pk.academia.edu/AsmaMansoor Web Page: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Asma_Mansoor/ Web Page: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=7CPas-UAAAAJ&hl=en Web Page: https://www.growkudos.com/profiles/132564 PROFESSIONAL PROFILE I Assistant Professor (Department of English, Faculty of Languages, Literature and Humanities) [2016 till date] International Islamic University, Islamabad Lecturer [2006 till 2016] International Islamic University, Islamabad Taught the works of Bapsi Sidhwa, Taufiq Rafat, A. K Ramanujan, Kamala Das, Arundhati Roy, Agha Shahid Ali, Kamila Shamsi, Tariq Rehman, Ahmed Ali and Daud Kamal in the subject of ‘Pakistani Literature in English’ and 'South Asian Literature in English’. Taught the subjects of ‘Fiction’ and ‘Popular Fiction’ which include the works of Thomas Hardy, George Eliot, Fielding, Dickens, Jane Austen Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker, Lewis Carroll, the Brothers Grimm and J.K Rowling. Also taught Yeats, T.S Eliot, W.H Auden and Browning in ‘Modern Poetry’ and Harold Pinter, Graham Greene, Ted Hughes in 'Post-War Literature'. Taught the subject of ‘Prose’, tackling writers like Bacon, Bunyan, Swift, Hazlitt, Charles Lamb, etc. Taught the subjects of ‘Creative Writing’, ‘Academic Writing’ and ‘Effective Communication’ which incorporated 1. Poetry writing, 2. Report writing, 3. Writing one-act plays and novellas and 4. Methodology of delivering oral presentations.

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Asma Mansoor (PhD)

RESEARCH PROFILES ON WEB

Web Page: https://iiu-pk.academia.edu/AsmaMansoor

Web Page: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Asma_Mansoor/

Web Page: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=7CPas-UAAAAJ&hl=en

Web Page: https://www.growkudos.com/profiles/132564

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

I Assistant Professor (Department of English, Faculty of Languages, Literature and

Humanities)

[2016 till date] International Islamic University, Islamabad

Lecturer

[2006 till 2016] International Islamic University, Islamabad

Taught the works of Bapsi Sidhwa, Taufiq Rafat, A. K Ramanujan, Kamala Das, Arundhati Roy, Agha

Shahid Ali, Kamila Shamsi, Tariq Rehman, Ahmed Ali and Daud Kamal in the subject of ‘Pakistani

Literature in English’ and 'South Asian Literature in English’.

Taught the subjects of ‘Fiction’ and ‘Popular Fiction’ which include the works of Thomas Hardy,

George Eliot, Fielding, Dickens, Jane Austen Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker, Lewis Carroll, the Brothers

Grimm and J.K Rowling.

Also taught Yeats, T.S Eliot, W.H Auden and Browning in ‘Modern Poetry’ and Harold Pinter,

Graham Greene, Ted Hughes in 'Post-War Literature'.

Taught the subject of ‘Prose’, tackling writers like Bacon, Bunyan, Swift, Hazlitt, Charles Lamb, etc.

Taught the subjects of ‘Creative Writing’, ‘Academic Writing’ and ‘Effective Communication’

which incorporated

1. Poetry writing,

2. Report writing,

3. Writing one-act plays and novellas and

4. Methodology of delivering oral presentations.

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5. Writing abstracts and research articles

6. Giving citations according to the MLA and APA formats

7. Avoiding plagiarism

Taught ‘Classical Poetry’ as well as ‘Romantic Poetry’ which include the compositions of Spenser,

John Milton, Alexander Pope, Donne, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Keats and Shelley.

Also handled ‘Reading Skills’, ‘Business Communication’, ‘English Grammar and Composition’

as well as ‘Listening and Speaking Skills’ while teaching English Language courses.

II Students’ Advisor

[2017] International Islamic University, Islamabad

Supervised inter-university and intra-university competitions

Conflict management and mediation among students as well as between the students and the

university authorities

Attended to disciplinary issues and management of issues pertaining to canteens, transport and

campus security

III Visiting Lecturer

[2012] College of Fashion and Design (affiliated with PIFD, Lahore)

Teaching English I and English II incorporating ‘Reading Skills’, ‘Business Communication’,

‘English Grammar and Composition’ as well as ‘Listening and Speaking Skills’ to students of BS

Fashion Designing.

IV Visiting Lecturer ( Faculty of Applied Sciences)

[2004 - 2006] International Islamic University, Islamabad

Taught “Functional English” and “Business Communication” to the students of Software

Engineering.

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

1. A research paper entitled “Decolonial Pedagogy and English Literary Studies: Problematics in a

Pakistani Context” published in Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education

(Routledge: Taylor and Francis group, 2019 impact factor 1.765). Co-authored with Dr Muneera

Bano (Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology, Swinburne University of Technology,

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Melbourne, Australia) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/03057925.2019.1645589. It is an HEC

approved W-category journal.

2. A research paper entitled “A Defense of the French Feminists: Countering Spivak's Arguments in

‘French Feminism in an International Frame’” published in Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction

Vol. 60, Issue 2 (Routledge: Taylor and Francis group).

DOI:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00111619.2018.1526774?journalCode=vcrt2

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3. A book chapter entitled “Nonhuman Narrative Agency: Textual Sedimentation in Pakistani

Anglophone Literature” published in The Routledge Companion to Pakistani Anglophone Writing,

edited by Drs. Aroosa Kanwal and Saiyma Aslam (7th September 2018). ISBN: 10: 1138745529.

4. A research paper entitled “The Violence of the Anthropos: A Decolonial-Disanthropocentric Reading

of Nonhuman Agency in Literary Texts” published in the Journal of Contemporary Poetics Volume 2

Issue 1, June 2018. ISSN:2521-5728

5. A research paper entitled "Deconstructive Pedagogy and Ideological Demystification in Post-

Colonial Pakistan" published in Curriculum Inquiry Volume 46 on 12th October ‘16. Co-authored

with Dr. Samina Malik. 2016 Impact Factor 0.812. It is an HEC approved W-category journal. Link to

this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03626784.2016.1236655. [ISSN: 0362-6784 (Print) 1467-

873X (Online)

6. A book review entitled “Second Language Creative Writers: Identities and Writing Processes”

published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Creative Writing Studies, Vol. 2, Iss. 2, Art. 2. Located in

the Rochester Institute of Technology.

7. A research paper entitled “Articulation, Agency and Embodiment in Contemporary Pakistani Urdu

Poetry by Women” published0 in Asiatic, IIUM Journal of English Language and Literature, Vol. 10

No. 1, June 2016. ISSN: 1985-3106. Pages 128-144. Co-authored with Dr. Najeeba Arif. The link to

this article is http://journals.iium.edu.my/asiatic/index.php/AJELL/article/view/748

8. A research paper entitled “Women’s Research Productivity in Educational Publications and Factors

Influencing Academic Research in Pakistan” published in Pakistan Journal of Special Education Vol.

17 (ISSN 1818-2860). Pages: 231-250. Co-authored with Dr. Samina Malik and Dr. Nabi Bux Jumani.

9. A research paper entitled “‘Marginalization’ in Third World Feminism: Its Problematics and

Theoretical Re-configuration” published in Palgrave Communications volume 2 special issue Gender

Studies. (May 2016). <http://www.palgrave-journals.com/articles/palcomms201626>

10. A research paper entitled “The Problem of Invisibility: A Deconstructive Reading of Ellison’s

Invisible Man” published in the Journal of English Literary and Linguistic Studies (JELLS, 2013 issue)

of the FC College, Lahore. Published in December, 2015.

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11. A research paper entitled “Pre-Service Teachers’ Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation: A Longitudinal

Study”, co-authored with Dr. Samina Malik. Published in The Sindh University Journal of Education,

Vol. 44, No. 1, January-June 2015. ISSN: 0569-0871, pp 97-115.

12. A research paper entitled "Exploring Alternativism: South Asian Muslim Women’s English Fiction"

published in the South Asian Review Vol35, No.2, 2014 Regular Issue. Stable URL: https:

//doi.org/10.1080/02759527.2014.11932970. Publisher: Routledge: Taylor and Francis Group.

13. A research paper entitled "Ekphrastic Practices in Catalyzing Creative Writing in Undergraduate

ESL Classrooms" published in New Writing: The International Journal for the Practice and Theory of

Creative Writing on 16th April'14. ISSN 1479-0726 (Print), 1943-3107 (Online). Publisher:

Routledge: Taylor and Francis Group.

14. An article entitled "Tracing Roots in a Foreign Language" published in a book entitled Creative

Writing and Education, publisher MLM, in March 2015.

15. A research paper entitled "Students’ Opinions about Instructional Competence in Pakistani Context"

published in Journal of Elementary Education Vol.23, No. 2 pp. 57-74, December 2013. Co-authored

with Dr. Samina Malik and Dr. Nabi Bux Jumani.

16. A research paper entitled ‘Contrasting Conventions of Marriage in Monica Ali’s Brick Lane’

presented at the 5th Global Conference: Diasporas: Exploring Critical Issues, held in Mansfield

College (Oxford University), from 29th June to 1st July’12. Appeared in a printed version in the

collection entitled Diasporic Choices, edited by Renata Seredyńska-Abou Eid. ISSN no: 978-1-84888-

187-7. E-book chapter entitled as "Marriage Conventions in Monica Ali’s Brick Lane" available at

http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/at-the-interface/wp-

content/uploads/2012/06/mansoordpaper.pdf. (Publisher: Inter-disciplinary Press).

17. A chapter entitled 'Introducing English Literature in Pakistan' published in an anthology of essays

entitled Teaching with Harry Potter: Essays on Classroom Wizardry from Elementary School to

College, edited by Dr. Valerie Franklin in February 2013. Publishers: McFarland.

18. A research paper entitled 'The Recipe for Novelty: Using Bilingualism and Indigenous Literary

Genres in an Advanced Level L2 Creative Writing Context in Pakistan', published in New Writing:

The International Journal for the Practice and Theory of Creative Writing, Volume 10 Issue 1, 7th

March'13. First published in iFirst on 26th November 2012, DOI:10.1080/14790726.2012.742550.

To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14790726.2012.742550. Publisher: Routledge:

Taylor and Francis Group. ISSN 1479-0726 (Print), 1943-3107 (Online).

19. A research article entitled ‘Post 9/11 Identity Crisis in H.M Naqvi’s Home Boy’ published in

Pakistaniaat: A Journal of Pakistan Studies, Vol. 4 No2, 2012.

20. A research article entitled ‘The Notes of a New Harp: Tracing the Evolution of Pakistani Poetry in

English’ published in Pakistaniaat: A Journal of Pakistan Studies, Spring Issue, Vol. 4, No.1. (At the

time of publication HEC approved Y-category journal).

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21. Authored a research article entitled ‘Teaching Creative Writing To Second Language Learners to

University Students in Pakistan’ published in New Writing: The International Journal for the Practice

and Theory of Creative Writing, Volume 7 No 3, 2010 of the Routledge: Taylor and Francis Group.

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14790726.2010.514052. ISSN 1479-0726 (Print), 1943-3107

(Online). This article cited in the research paper "Poetry Writing in the Post-16 English

Curriculum", by Daniel Xerri, published in English Teaching: Practice and Critique, September 2013,

Vol.12, No:2, pp140-155.

CREATIVE PUBLICATIONS

1. A poem entitled "Re-inscription" published in The MUSE, An International Journal of Poetry (ISSN

2249–2178). Appeared in June 2014.

2. A poem entitled ‘The Twisted Fairytale’ published in the December 2011 issue of The MUSE, An

International Journal of Poetry (ISSN 2249–2178). Stable URL:

http://themuse.webs.com/poems%20December%202011/Asma%20Mansoor%20.htm

3. A poem entitled ‘Honour Killing’ published in the 2010 special edition of the South Asian Review

(special issue on Pakistani creative writing in English entitled: ‘Tracing the Tradition’), University of

Pittsburgh at Johnstown, USA. Stable URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/02759527.2010.11932767.

Publisher: Routledge: Taylor and Francis Group.

4. Authored a poem ‘Olamic Amaranths’ published in the journal Pakistani Literature Volume 14: 2,

(pg 347) 2009, published by the Pakistan Academy of Letters, Islamabad.

5. Book review entitled ‘A Book of Verses: High Assembly of Sages’ by Sardar Asseff Ahmed Ali'

published in Volume 14:2, (pgs 446-449) 2009, published by the Pakistan Academy of Letters,

Islamabad.

6. ‘A New Voice’ __ Published in The News On Sunday on 31st January 2010. May be accessed on the URL:

http://www.jang.com.pk/thenews/jan2010-weekly/nos-31-01-2010/lit.htm.

7. ‘Contemporary American Poetry: An Anthology’ __ Published in the Nation (Sunday Plus) on 7th

February 2010.

8. ‘The Pastness of the Past and its Presence’ __ Published in ‘Acatopia’ June 09.

9. Co-authored the Higher Education Commission’s Revised Curriculum for the BS English program to be

applicable in all universities across Pakistan from the year 2010.

10. ‘The Mythological Foundations of the Human Belief System’: A Review of Karen Armstrong’s A Short

History of Myth __ Published in ‘Acatopia’ June 09.

11. ‘Off With Their Heads! Should the English Departments Be Abolished? Have Your Say?’ __ Published in

‘Acatopia’ October 08.

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12. ‘The Feast’ story published in ‘AL Mishkat’ (2002).

CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS/ SEMINARS

1. Moderated a session entitled 'Challenging the Colonial Narrative in South Asian Historical Fiction'

at the Islamabad Literature Festival

2. Conducted two joint workshop sessions with Dr. Muneera Bano (Swinbourne University,

Melbourne) on “Effectively Presenting One’s Research” and “Conducting Cross-Disciplinary

Research” at the Riphah International University, Islamabad on 2nd January 2019.

3. Conducted a session as a part of a workshop entitled “Contemporary Trends of Research in Urdu

Literature and Language” (24th -26th October 2017) with the research students of the Department of

Urdu. The session’s topic was “Expertise in the Usage of Academic Language” held on 26th October

2017.

4. Presented a research paper entitled “Cyborgs are Neither Post-Racial nor Post-Gender, Ms.

Haraway” Second IIUI-UNCW Conference on Local Cities, Foreign Capitals: Finding the Local Anchor

in the Global Cultures (9-11 October 2017)

5. Presented a research paper entitled “De-anthropologising the Human and its Impact on Racism: A

Third World Perspective” at the peer-reviewed A Body of Knowledge: Embodied Cognition and the

Arts in the University of California, Irvine, USA on 9th December 2016. Conference proceedings

available at https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1ds0r585 on 4th February 2018.

6. Conducted a seminar on “Communication Skills” under the auspices of the Professional Grooming

Society. Department of Education, IIUI, on 11th March’16.

7. Conducted a session on “Integrating Turnitin and Grademark in evaluating Class Assignments” in

the International Islamic University, Islamabad, on 14th May’15.

8. Conducted a session on “Avoiding Plagiarism with help of Proper Referencing Techniques” in the

International Islamic University, Islamabad, on 14th May’15.

9. Conducted a session on "Writing Skills" in the National University of Modern Languages as a part of

the "Indigenous on Campus Training (IOT) Under Modern University Governance Program in

October 2014.

10. Conducted a session on "Ice-Breaker Activities for Sophomore Students", on 22nd January'14 in a

Teacher Training Workshop as a component of the Professional Development Program for

University Teachers (PDPUT) organized by the Department of Education, International Islamic

University, Islamabad.

11. Conducted 2 sessions on "Activities for Developing Listening Skills in Class" on 22nd January'14 in a

Teacher Training Workshop as a component of the Professional Development Program for

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University Teachers (PDPUT) organized by the Department of Education, International Islamic

University, Islamabad.

12. Conducted a session on "Developing and Evaluating Presentation Skills" on 23rd January'14 in a

Teacher Training Workshop as a component of the Professional Development Program for

University Teachers (PDPUT) organized by the Department of Education, International Islamic

University, Islamabad.

13. A research paper entitled "Diasporic Liminality and the Problem of Belonging in Post-9/11

Pakistani English Fiction" accepted for presentation at the 6th Global Conference: Diasporas in July

2013; Oxford, United Kingdom.

14. A research paper entitled "Mobility And Stasis: The Problem Of Belonging In Zulfiqar Ghose's

Poetry" accepted for presentation at a conference entitled “Cultures in movement , 19th-21st

centuries. The Stakes of Changing Cultures, Asia / the Americas and/or the Americas / Asia.” Due

on 10th and 11th of October 2013, Faculté de Lettres, Langues, Arts et Sciences Humaines (FLASH),

La Rochelle University, France.

15. A research paper entitled ‘Contrasting Conventions of Marriage in Monica Ali’s Brick Lane’

presented at the 5th Global Conference: Diasporas: Exploring Critical Issues, held in Mansfield

College (Oxford University), from 29th June to 1st July’12.

16. A research paper entitled ‘Students’ Opinions about Instructional Competence in a Pakistani

Context’, co-authored with Dr. Samina Malik, presented in absentia at the Canada International

Conference on Education (CICE-2012) in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, scheduled from June 18th -21st,

2012.

17. Research paper entitled INTRODUCING ENGLISH LITERATURE THROUGH THE HARRY POTTER

SERIES IN THE UNDERGRADUATE LITERATURE PROGRAMMES IN AN L2 ENVIRONMENT accepted

for presentation at the symposium entitled 'Replacing Wands with Quills: A Harry Potter

Symposium for Muggle Scholars' to be held at the James Madison University, Virginia, USA in

November 2011.

18. The paper entitled “THE RECIPE FOR NOVELTY: USING INDIGENOUS LITERARY GENRES IN AN

ADVANCED LEVEL L2 CREATIVE WRITING CONTEXT IN PAKISTAN” accepted for presentation at

Great Writing - Creative International Writing Conference [UK] held at the Imperial College,

London in June 2011.

19. Presented a research paper entitled: “USING AUDIO-VISUAL AIDS TO STIMULATE INVENTIVENESS

IN UNIVERSITY-LEVEL SECOND LANGUAGE CREATIVE WRITERS” at the OSU Annual Humanities

Graduate Conference: "Transforming Words", March 4-5, 2011, at the Oklahoma State University,

USA. (Paper presented by a proxy in absentia).

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20. A paper entitled “THE NOTES OF A NEW HARP: RE-CARVING THE SELF IN CONTEMPORARY

PAKISTANI POETRY IN ENGLISH” accepted for presentation at Studies in English: 6th International

IDEA Conference in April 13 -15, 2011, Istanbul Kültür University.

21. Invited to present a research paper entitled: ‘TEACHING CREATIVE WRITING TO SECOND

LANGUAGE LEARNERS TO UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN PAKISTAN’ at the Great Writing:

International Creative Writing in Universities Conference held in Bangor, Wales, (UK) in June 2010.

22. Organized and conducted the World Poetry Day Celebrations on 20th March 2010. The theme of this

function was Today’s Woman: Age Cannot Wither Her/ Nor Custom Stale Her Infinite Variety.

23. Organized, conducted and attended the “ELT Teacher Training Workshop” held by the Department

of English, Female Campus, IIUI on 6th March 2010.

24. Presented a paper entitled ‘AN AUBADE TO MATURITY’ at the launching of ‘A Journey To Light’ by

Sanya Zia, organized by the Pakistan National Council of the Arts in collaboration with the Pakistan

Academy of Letters in February 2010.

25. Also attended a 4-day workshop on devising methods for English Language Teaching held by the

Dept. of English, IIUI, as a continuation of its Link Program with the University of Wales, Newport in

April, 2008.

26. Attended a 6-day workshop on “Materials Development in English Language Teaching” held by the

Dept. of English, IIUI, in collaboration with the University of Wales, Newport in May 2007.

27. Attended a week long workshop on teaching study skills at Fatima Jinnah Women University,

Rawalpindi in July, 2006.

28. Attended a seminar at I.C.G, F-6/2, entitled “Teaching Language and Literature in English” in March

2006.

REVIEWING TASKS

1. Currently serving as reviewer for the Pakistan Journal of American Studies, based in the Quaid-e-

Azam University, Islamabad.

2. Served as a reviewer for Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy. Impact factor: 0.519.

3. Contributed as a non-technical reviewer for a research article entitled Knowledge Management in

Service Oriented Requirements Engineering (Km – Sore) Survey Technical Report 16th December

2010 to 23rd January 2011, published in Keele technical Report (TR/2011-02), ISSN: 1353: 7776,

School of Computing and Mathematics, Keele University, Keele, UK.

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4. Member of the Scientific Committee of the international conference entitled: "Cultures in movement

19th-21st centuries: Changing cultures, the stakes of displacement" held at La Rochelle University,

France in October'13.

5. Served as a member of the National Curriculum Review Committee formed by the Higher Education

Commission. Formulated course outlines of the BS English program for Universities in Pakistan

BOARD OF STUDIES MEMBERSHIPS

Member of the Board of Studies of the Khushal Khan Khattak University, Karak.

Member of the Board of Studies of the Mohyuddin Islamic University, Kashmir.

COURSES DESIGNED

1. Designed the following English Literature courses for the International Islamic University,

Islamabad (2019):

a. Pakistani Literature in English

b. South Asian Literature in English

c. Fiction (1700-1900)

d. Popular Fiction

e. Contemporary American Literature

f. Academic Reading and Writing

g. Postmodern American Literature

2. Designed the following English Literature courses for the National University of Modern

Languages. These courses were later included in the HEC’s Curriculum for BS/MS/PhD English

a. American Ethnic Literature (PhD level)

b. Pakistani Writings in English (MPhil)

c. Literary Theory and Practice (BS/MA)

d. Pakistani Literature in English (MA). This course was designed in collaboration with Dr.

Aroosa Kanwal

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EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

1. PhD (English Literature)

National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad

(CGPA: 3.89/4)

Thesis Title: Eco-performativity in Multivalent Textual Ecologies

2. M.Phil (English Literature)

[2013] National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad

(Marks in course work 82.6%, CGPA: 3.88/4)

Thesis Title: "Protean Power Structures and the Problematic Standing of Post-9/11 Pakistani

Fiction in English"

3. NTS (July 2011)

Score: 85/100

Percentile: 99.81

4. Masters in English Literature

[2001 - 2003] F.G College for Women, F-7/2, Islamabad

Division = 2nd

Marks = 542/1000

5. Bachelors in Arts (English Literature, Pakistan History and Arabic)

[1999 - 2001] F.G College for Women, F-7/2, Islamabad

Division = 1st

Marks = 522/800

6. F. Sc (Pre-Medical)

[1997 - 1999] F.G College for Women, F-7/2, Islamabad

Grade = A

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Marks = 812/1100

7. Matriculation (Science)

[1995 - 1997] Beaconhouse School System, Islamabad

Grade = A1

Marks = 724/850

POSITIONS AND AWARDS RECEIVED

1. Awarded the HEC’s “Best Research Paper Award 2015-2016” for the paper entitled "Deconstructive

Pedagogy and Ideological Demystification in Post-Colonial Pakistan" published in Curriculum

Inquiry Volume 46 in 2016.

2. Stood first in the PhD English Literature coursework in the National University of Modern

Languages 2014 till date.

3. Stood first in MPhil English Literature in the National University of Modern Languages 2011-2013.

4. Attained 2nd position in the Punjab University in the annual examination at the Masters level in the

year 2003.

5. Was awarded the shield and certificate for being the “Best Student” of the session 2001-2003 and

for attaining the 1st position in the college and best all-round performance at the Masters level.

6. Attained a Roll of Honor for outstanding performance in the Punjab University examination at

Bachelors level in the year 2001.

7. Attained a silver medal for standing 2nd in the Beaconhouse School System (Northern Region) at

Matriculation level.

8. Stood 1st in the Margallah Campus in the Matriculation examination held under the auspices of the

Federal Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education in the year 1997.

MS SUPERVISEES 1. Sarah Mir (319/FLL/MSENG/F14) working on “Mediating with Specters and Social

Fragmentation: A Metamodernist Exploration of Dozakhnama: Conversations in Hell and The

Ministry of Utmost Happiness”.

2. Nosheen Akhtar (327/FLL/MSENG/F14) working on “Reforged Nationalisms: Displacements in

Refugee Identities in Nadia Hashmi’s When the Moon is Low and Caroline Brother’s Hinterland”.

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3. Saadia Neelam Ali (394-FLL/MSENG/F16) working on “Biocolonialism and Biopiracy: An Eco-

Imperialist Investigation of Anita Desai’s The Village by the Sea and Uzma Aslam Khan’s Thinner

than Skin”.

4. Muqaddas Arshad (481-FLL/MSENG/F17) working on “Bio-Technological Othering: Unveiling

the Fallacy of Immaterial Labor through Kishwar Desai’s and Amulya Malladi’s Fiction”.

5. Maria Qibtia (498/FLL/MSENG//F18) work just started

6. Umai Salma (497/FLL/MSENG//F18) work just started

SEMESTER WORK LOAD FALL 2019 Modern Poetry (BS 7th, sections I and II) 6 hrs Poetry (MA I section II) 3 hrs

OTHER PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Member of the BS English course review committee 2018-2019 in IIUI

Supervisor of the BS English admission committee since 2013.

Coordinator of the BS English program, working under the supervision of Dr. Aroosa Kanwal, till June

2016.

Have organized Cultural Week activities from 2008 till 2016.

Debating instructor in alliance with the Students’ Activities Office since 2014.

Also served as the Chairperson of the IIUI, Women Campus’ English Debating Society

Also served as the Chairperson of the English Literary Society of the Female Campus at IIU, Islamabad

Editor of the English Department’s newsletter “Acatopia’ at IIUI